Removing Drive Backplane - Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 Installation And Service Manual
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Figure 46. Connectors on the 8 x 2.5 inch drive backplane
1. SAS connector (BP SAS B)
3. power connector (BP PWR)
Removing drive backplane
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the hard drives from the system before
removing the backplane.
CAUTION:
Note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before you remove the hard drive so
that you can replace them in the same location.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. If installed,
remove the front
4.
Remove the
drives.
5.
Remove the fan
cage.
Steps
1. To remove the 2.5-inch (x24) drive backplane:
a. Disconnect all the cables connected to the drive backplane and expander board.
NOTE:
To disconnect the NVMe cables, ensure that you remove the NVMe cables routed through the side of the
system by lowering the fan tray side wall.
b. Loosen the retention screw that secures the expander board to the system.
c. Press the blue release tabs on the drive backplane.
d. Tilt the backplane to disengage the guides on the system from the slots on the backplane.
e. Lift the backplane out of the system.
Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
bezel.
2. SAS connector (BP SAS A)
4. signal connector (BP SIG)
on page 29.
on page 30.
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